A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, tvOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, visionOS 2.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A remote attacker may cause an unexpected app termination.
Weakness
The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipados | Apple | * | 17.7.7 (excluding) |
| Ipados | Apple | 18.0 (including) | 18.5 (excluding) |
| Iphone_os | Apple | * | 18.5 (excluding) |
| Macos | Apple | * | 13.7.6 (excluding) |
| Macos | Apple | 14.0 (including) | 14.7.6 (excluding) |
| Macos | Apple | 15.0 (including) | 15.5 (excluding) |
| Tvos | Apple | * | 18.5 (excluding) |
| Visionos | Apple | * | 2.5 (excluding) |
| Watchos | Apple | * | 11.5 (excluding) |
Potential Mitigations
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122404
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122405
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122716
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122717
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122718
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122720
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122721
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/122722
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/11
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/6
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/7
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/9